World through the aperture

A wooden house is pictured near Tromso, Norway, on January 11, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

French gendarmes patrol while a police helicopter flies over the beach of Oye-Plage, near Calais, northern France, on January 9, 2019, as they try to intercept migrants attempting to cross the Channel. (Photo by AFP)X-Raid Mini JCW's driver Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver David Castera drive their car during the Dakar Rally from Tacna to Arequipa, Peru, on January 11, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Athletes compete at the shooting range during the training session for the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, on January 9, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Fans walk into the stadium before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC Divisional playoff football game at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri, the US, on January 12, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A TV helicopter follows motorbikes at the start of stage five of the Dakar Rally between Tacna and Arequipa, in Peru, on January 11, 2019. (Photo by AP)A child rides a pony during Epiphany celebrations in Pietrosani, Romania, on January 6, 2019. (Photo by AP)A man prepares a horse to ride tourists during a cold winter day at a hill, near the Assumption Cathedral, built in XVI century in the background, in the small Russian town of Dmitrov, about 75 kilometers north from Moscow, Russia, on January 12, 2019. (Photo by AP)Luke Charteris of Bath Rugby tries to catch the ball during the European Rugby Champions Cup at Recreation Ground, in Bath, Britain, on January 12, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Protesters wearing yellow vests help a person injured by a water cannon during a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, on January 12, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Fire and smoke are seen after a bus burnt out in the Schallberg tunnel on the Simplon mountain pass road near Ried-Brig, Switzerland, on January 12, 2019.